Cork On the Ocean
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Rosemary Beach/Seacrest Beach Report
Well, sadly got down to the beach in rosemary and seacrest beach today. Had to access via the Inlet park entrance. No steps but a resident has placed a 6 foot ladder so we can get down.
As everyone who knows Inlet and how close the homes are to the dunes can imagine, many beachfront homes along Inlet have lost their foundations. I believe there were at least 2 that have completely toppled and can't be repaired. Looked like about 30 feet of dunes have been lost.
Rosemary has lost about 20 feet of the dunes but homes are still safely back by at least about 20-30 feet from the edge. No damage to foundations or homes that I saw other than minor damage. They were working on the west green steps and should be up any day.
Seacrest Beach, Paradise by the Sea and Alys lost about 30 feet of dunes it looks like stuctures and foundations are safe for now on all of the homes. Hilton home west roof overhang is almost to the edge of the dunes.
Lots of foundation damage in Sandcliffs and west Seagrove. One house beyond Sand Cliff condos came all the way down.
Looks like there was no wind damage in this area so all homes that aren't gulf front that I saw looked fine. It must have been an intense undertow to suck so much of the dunes out. Clueless what we're gonna do to get throught the season and keep what we've got.
The good news is that there's plenty of WIDE beach for vacationers to relax on and very little debris in this area. Did see one Pier sticking up in the water but most of the lumber must have washed away to another location so fears about allowing your children to play on the beach seem unfounded as long as you don't let them climb under damaged foundations. Lots of Seaweed and water is not real clear but suspect that will only take a couple of days. While there was no one on the beach, once the rosemary access is complete, it will probably be well populated with beachgoers again. I also assume that the beach is open in this area because I stopped and talked to 2 sheriffs driving on the beach and they didn't tell me to get off the beach. I had to walk about 4-5 miles and finally found a guy working on his steps in Seagrove who was kind enough to let us get back up.
Sorry I didn't get any photos but my battery was dead. If anyone has a gulffront home in Inlet and needs photos, will try to get some photos for you. Sand Cliffs is a pretty far walk from the current access but I can get over there for photos as well once the Rosemary access is complete.
Well, sadly got down to the beach in rosemary and seacrest beach today. Had to access via the Inlet park entrance. No steps but a resident has placed a 6 foot ladder so we can get down.
As everyone who knows Inlet and how close the homes are to the dunes can imagine, many beachfront homes along Inlet have lost their foundations. I believe there were at least 2 that have completely toppled and can't be repaired. Looked like about 30 feet of dunes have been lost.
Rosemary has lost about 20 feet of the dunes but homes are still safely back by at least about 20-30 feet from the edge. No damage to foundations or homes that I saw other than minor damage. They were working on the west green steps and should be up any day.
Seacrest Beach, Paradise by the Sea and Alys lost about 30 feet of dunes it looks like stuctures and foundations are safe for now on all of the homes. Hilton home west roof overhang is almost to the edge of the dunes.
Lots of foundation damage in Sandcliffs and west Seagrove. One house beyond Sand Cliff condos came all the way down.
Looks like there was no wind damage in this area so all homes that aren't gulf front that I saw looked fine. It must have been an intense undertow to suck so much of the dunes out. Clueless what we're gonna do to get throught the season and keep what we've got.
The good news is that there's plenty of WIDE beach for vacationers to relax on and very little debris in this area. Did see one Pier sticking up in the water but most of the lumber must have washed away to another location so fears about allowing your children to play on the beach seem unfounded as long as you don't let them climb under damaged foundations. Lots of Seaweed and water is not real clear but suspect that will only take a couple of days. While there was no one on the beach, once the rosemary access is complete, it will probably be well populated with beachgoers again. I also assume that the beach is open in this area because I stopped and talked to 2 sheriffs driving on the beach and they didn't tell me to get off the beach. I had to walk about 4-5 miles and finally found a guy working on his steps in Seagrove who was kind enough to let us get back up.
Sorry I didn't get any photos but my battery was dead. If anyone has a gulffront home in Inlet and needs photos, will try to get some photos for you. Sand Cliffs is a pretty far walk from the current access but I can get over there for photos as well once the Rosemary access is complete.
Come on down.
